Here's the full Search market picture. 269 launches indexed, broken down by year, quarter, and engagement metrics. Use this to understand where the category has been and where it's heading.
Five years of Search launch data. Volume, engagement, and the products that stood out.
Here's the full Search market picture. 269 launches indexed, broken down by year, quarter, and engagement metrics. Use this to understand where the category has been and where it's heading.
| Quarter | Launches | Avg Interest Score | Top Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 11 | 175 | SEORCE |
| Q1 2025 | 19 | 293 | Perplexity Deep Research |
| Q2 2025 | 12 | 163 | Dia Browser |
| Q3 2025 | 18 | 121 | Stepfun Diligence Check |
| Q4 2025 | 12 | 110 | Chirpz |
| Q1 2024 | 21 | 188 | Arc Search |
| Q2 2024 | 7 | 335 | Call Arc |
| Q3 2024 | 17 | 187 | Felo |
| Q4 2024 | 11 | 175 | Gensmo |
| Q1 2023 | 15 | 161 | Andi |
| Q2 2023 | 15 | 142 | Chatscout |
| Q3 2023 | 26 | 156 | Klu AI |
| Q4 2023 | 15 | 145 | Go index me! |
| Q1 2022 | 11 | 155 | Google Trends Supercharged |
| Q2 2022 | 4 | 162 | Yep |
| Q3 2022 | 9 | 114 | Consensus |
The Search category has been steady over the past 6 years of tracked data. Total launches went from 26 in 2021 to 11 in 2026.
Average engagement ratio across all Search launches: 0.30. Products above that line tend to solve a specific, painful problem. Products below it often entered a crowded space without clear differentiation.
Search peaked in 2023 with 71 launches. That was 3 years ago. The decline since then could signal market consolidation, saturation, or attention shifting to adjacent categories.
Average engagement per product has risen from 0.21 in 2021 to 0.24 in 2026. That upward trend means the community is spending more time with each new launch. Either the products are getting better, or the audience is getting more selective. Probably both.
The highest-performing quarter was Q2 2024, with an average interest score of 335 across 7 launches. Call Arc led that quarter.
Depends on what's declining. If volume drops but engagement rises, the market is maturing. That's often good for existing players. If both drop, the category may be dying. The quarterly breakdown on each page tells you which pattern you're seeing.
At least three. Two data points is a line, not a trend. We have five years of data for most categories, which is enough to distinguish real shifts from noise.
Current year launches compared to the same period last year. Positive means more products launching. Negative means the category cooled. Neither is inherently good or bad. A mature category with fewer but better launches is often healthier than one flooding the market with clones.
Launch volume drops but engagement per product rises. Fewer builders entering, but the ones that do find a more receptive audience. That's an opportunity signal. We flag it when we see it.
We report what happened. We don't predict. Five years of data shows patterns, but markets surprise people for a living.
Three common reasons. The market consolidated around winners. The technology matured and stopped generating new startups. Or builder attention shifted to adjacent categories. Usually it's a combination.
Volume without engagement is saturation. Engagement without volume is opportunity. Check which one you're looking at.